Don’t let the pre-wedding stress get to you

With the whole wedding planning, and getting everything ready for D-Day to be perfect, you can get more than a little frazzled. Here are some tips to not let the stress take over the excitement.

Assess firstYou need to know how much you can handle yourself, and how much you need to delegate. Don’t try to do everything yourself. Take help of your family, relatives and friends.

Plan your timeOnce you sort out the delegation, make a list of what you’re doing yourself and plan your time accordingly. There are only so many hours in a day, and you should not take on more than what you can chew, and try doing everything at the same time.

Helping handIt’s always a good idea to get someone – your sister, BFF, cousin, and so on – to be your helper through the whole time. On a normal day, you might be able to do things on your own, but with so many things that need to be done – even if you have delegated many things – you will get frazzled as you are not only managing things behind the scenes, but also attending any pre-pre-events and parties that need your presence.

Start and end with meditationMeditating in the morning helps you remain focused, content, and optimistic through the day. Try setting aside 10-15 minutes first thing in the morning daily for meditation. You can also give a few minutes at the end of the day to just sit or lie down with your eyes closed and focus on your inhalation and exhalation as you take some deep breaths which will help you relax your mind and muscles.

Remain activeGiving yourself an hour at a gym, or other exercise-destinations is ideal; but you might not get as much time in the day. But that doesn’t mean you should not exercise at all. You can do some quick exercises for 10-15 minutes through the day that can help you remain active. Besides the obvious benefits of exercise, feel-good endorphins are also released, especially during cardio, which help improve your mood, release stress and enhance your overall wellbeing. So you could maybe just skip rope for 10 minutes or go for a 20-minute brisk walk around the block where you live.

Don’t bottle upDon’t keep your feelings, apprehensions or anything that can possibly worry you bottled up inside. Talk to someone you are close to and can help you. If you don’t want to talk to someone at that point, at least write it down in your diary, or type it out on your laptop to get it all out of your system. It will help you not blow up at inappropriate time if it gets too much.

Sleep is the best medicineThough it might be tempting to burn the midnight oil in the time leading up to the wedding — don't! It can affect your health, beauty and mood! Make sure you get your six to eight hours each night, and you'll wake up refreshed and focus to tackle the new day better.

Take a breakGive yourself some time off from all things wedding. Catch a movie, or just go for a nice quiet dinner where there will be no talks of anything related to the wedding. Choose any activity of your choice that will interest you and not be wedding-related. Or you can go for a rejuvenating spa treatment. It will make you feel mentally and physically refreshed.